So far none of my subsequent trips to the gym have resulted in unconsciousness or anything close, so I’m happy about that. I’m nowhere near “hardcore” on exercise, but after the fall last winter, I know I’ve got to do something to maintain muscle mass if I’m going to do the diet thing. Hopefully it’ll end up helping me fell better too, but I’ve always been skeptical about that.

I just wish I didn’t have to see so many naked men in the process.

Vitamin supplementation. Yeah, I should start doing that again…

The proof is in the pudding though. If you’re feeling better than you’re likely on to something.

I’d have to say that I went the sugar to sweetener pop road (mostly shifting to coffee, since I wasn’t big on diet pop).

Although I didn’t end up doing hardcore exercise (I did occassionally “feel the burn”), I did (and do) still get something similar to that dizzy feeling (mine has come to almost a walking vertigo kind of thing).

I find it happens most frequently when I’ve had prolonged periods of less sleep. If there’s anything dodgy in that neck of the woods, it’s probably worth a look too.

[Jill recommended more vitamin B, and I've heard iron can help with this kind of thing too. I've had some possible success there too.]

In any event, best of luck!

(If I find myself with a family doctor in the near future, I might even pass along “actual medical advice” :-) )

But, OMFG, with all the research you’ve done and the work put into getting onto a healthier diet and losing weight etc., HOW COULD YOU HAVE LET YOURSELF BE CONSUMING ALL THAT DEATH LIQUID????

Ok, I have issues with “diet drinks”, sorry ’bout that… Er, glad you’re getting up to snuff with your habits. Caffeine, yes, good to cut back, wot?